on the loose

phrase

: able to move freely : not controlled or held in a prison, cage, etc.

—used especially to describe a dangerous person, animal, or group

The prisoner escaped and is still on the loose.

A killer is on the loose.

An angry mob was on the loose.

Examples of on the loose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, Espinal was in police custody, but Toribio was still on the loose. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Gordon showed speed and smarts to pounce on the loose ball and quickly find the feet of his captain. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for on the loose

• disabuse
• introduce
• reproduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse